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Getting in Close Strategy
1 of 20: In this strategy, you'll learn exactly where each dropship will land, and then figure out how you can best approach each landing site while under cover. That way you can easily pick off the soldiers one by one as they exit the troop carriers.
2 of 20: For the first dropship, find the blue truck that's behind the garage building where you parked the jeep.
3 of 20: Run over to the rocky "wall" that's directly across from the truck and stand there.
4 of 20: Wait until the dropship approaches, then move up next to its right side so you'll get good, clear shots at the backs of the soldiers as they hop out of the troop carrier.
5 of 20: Crossbow bolts, double-barrel shotgun blasts, and .357 slugs to the head are good one-shot-kill ways to quickly take the soldiers down.
6 of 20: As soon as that dropship takes off, run toward the blue truck and through the hole in the wooden fencing that's just to the right of it.
7 of 20: Turn right and run along the back of the garage building to its other end, then take up position next to the end of the brick wall nearby.
8 of 20: Stay behind the wall so that the dropship can't shoot you, then run out and to the right as the dropship nears the ground.
9 of 20: That way you can stand next to it (on its left side) and shoot soldiers in the back like you did with the first dropship.
10 of 20: When that one's done, go back behind the garage building, then run straight past it and the next building to reach the rocky "wall" back there.
11 of 20: Then turn right and run for the large rocks that are near where the third dropship is going to offload soldiers.
12 of 20: You can't flank this dropship like you can the first two, so hide behind the rocks and let your resistance buddies take the soldiers down, helping out only when one runs into your line of sight.
13 of 20: As soon as those soldiers are all dead, run for the lighthouse.
14 of 20: Run up the steps leading to the walkway that goes around the lighthouse's base, then turn left and hide behind the lighthouse as the fourth dropship approaches.
15 of 20: You could try to run around to the dropship's left side as soon as it gets into position to let the soldiers out, but you'll get shot a bit by its gun no matter how fast you move.
16 of 20: Another thing you could try is jumping over the railing and running along the grassy ledge until you're around on the dropship's right side. That'll get you into a great position to shoot soldiers, but once again, the dropship will get a shot or two off at you as you run by.
17 of 20: A better way is to wait behind the lighthouse for soldiers to come to you.
18 of 20: If you go carefully around to where you can see the dropship's right side (but it can't shoot you), two soldiers will run right into your sights without being aware of you at first, making them easy to shoot down.
19 of 20: As for the other two soldiers, they'll run off the other way, so go into the lighthouse as soon as the dropship takes off.
20 of 20: Go up the stairs a bit, but stay where you can shoot the last two soldiers as they come in through the lighthouse door. (You don't want them coming up the stairs after you later on.)
